How did the Purser respond?
Accompanied by the stewardess, the Purser told Coroian that he would not be given any more alcohol. He also said that he knew Coroian had his own liquor bottle and that he had to confiscate it. Coroian denied having one. The Purser carried out a very superficial search, missing the spot where I had told them the bottle was hidden. When Coroian drank from the whisky bottle again 15-20 minutes later, the lady across the aisle from him saw it. Coroian realised that she was observing him and he started threatening her, even though her 7 or 8-year old son was seated next to her. I went back to the stewardess a second time and told her that without proper intervention someone would most likely get hurt. Did any other passengers respond? I told the passenger across the aisle from me, Richard Lessard, that since the crew had done nothing, the least we could do was to attempt to de-escalate the situation in a non-confrontational manner to protect the female passenger. He agreed. I told him that
